Monday, November 7,
1898 - The last of the pioneers of No. 10 school district, Hickory
township, in the person of Mr. Joel Frazier, who was laid to rest in
the Keel Ridge cemetery. Mr. Frazier was born in the state of New
Jersey, Sept. 5, 1805, and was a son of a Baptist minister who came to
this section of the state in the early boyhood days of his son and
settled on the farm where his son has ever since lived. He was
married three times, first to Anna Spears, of Greenville, and with this
union he had three children, Polly, married Elias Hoover, living near
Pardoe; Robenna, married John Baker, deceased, and Alvin,
deceased. His second wife was Sarah Patterson, of Slippery Rock,
and his third, Priscilla Miller of Millerstown, O.; with these there
was no issue. In religion the first of his life he held to the
Baptist faith, but in the latter part of his life he united with the
Methodist Episcopal church, in which faith he died. In politics
he was a Republican. He lived an honest and upright life, and was
very firm in his convictions. The pall bearers were all men of
about 80 years of age, and were Hon. David Robison, D. S. Love, James
Hann, George Hofius, Jonathan Eaton and
Thomas
Horseman. Services were conducted at the residence by his pastor,
Rev. Burton, of West Middlesex, assisted by Rev. Rollinson.
Submitted by Beth A. Rollinson
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